Roberta Dume Graduates from Lake Forest College

2013 Jul 24

Roberta Dume of Glenview, IL, graduated from Lake Forest College with a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry cum laude. Dume was named to the Dean's List.

Dume was one of the 323 students to graduate from Lake Forest College at Ravinia Festival Park on May 11, 2013. Honorary degree recipient Stephen Schwartz gave an inspiring commencement address about how life is full of many failures and a few successes. He likened the students to be like the children's toy, Weebles, "Weebles wooble but they don't fall down." You can watch the speech on the recorded video of the ceremony here or download a written copy of it here.

Dume is a graduate of Maine Township East High School in Park Ridge, IL.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,500 students representing 47 states and 79 countries. For more information visit www.lakeforest.edu.